White Fence Dream

Chapter 142 Thank you
In the early morning, the house next to Yuqingtang was quiet.

Shangguan Yue opened the door, stretched out toward the courtyard, and took a deep breath of the biting cold air.

Sleeping is actually pretty tiring.

Especially for someone like him who sleeps during the day and goes out at night, it is difficult for him to fall asleep suddenly after changing his sleeping time.

That day in the Zhang family clinic, Bai Li, who was possessed by the young wife of Dongyang Marquis, asked him to borrow someone to go to Dengzhou.

Bai Li did not reveal what happened to Mrs. Zhuang or what her relationship was, and he did not ask. He only said that this was a trivial matter and he could even kidnap the person directly.

"No, no, you don't have to do anything." Bai Li reminded, "Just watch, just use your eyes."

Then he gave a piece of incense to Shangguan Yue and asked him to carry it with him. They estimated the time when they would arrive in Dengzhou and see people, and agreed that the three of them would fall asleep at the same time that night.

In order to avoid being disturbed, he did not return to the ship that night and slept in the private residence here.

If Manager Cai hadn't stopped him, he would have wanted to use the incense.

"Not really, not really. Sir, you just want to have a good sleep. Just drink some wine." Shopkeeper Cai brought him a bowl of wine.

Shangguan Yue raised her sleeve and sniffed, and felt that she still smelled of alcohol.

"Someone come, someone come." he shouted.

A servant ran out.

"I want to take a bath." Shangguan Yue ordered him.

The servant replied and went to prepare it himself.

Shopkeeper Cai came in from the next room and nodded with a smile: "Get another set of gorgeous clothes. The Lantern Festival is in two days. Today is the day to meet the prince consort. This will give the princess a chance to ask the prince consort for help."

In this way, the princess can bring Shangguan Yue to attend the Lantern Festival banquet in the palace.

As he was talking, he saw Shangguan Yue go in to wash up, and heard a voice through the window: "Okay, I understand, but I will go to the Zhang Family Clinic first."

Shopkeeper Cai's heart skipped a beat. He had to go to the Zhang family clinic again!
What's going on? Is the Prince of Dongyang not at home again?
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"Your Highness, please go and do your work." Zhang Shilin said to Zhou Jingyun with a smile, "It will be convenient for the young lady to stay with me. I can prepare a workshop specifically for her. The rent can be deducted from the profits of the anti-poison incense."

Zhou Jingyun and Zhuang Li were both amused.

Zhou Jingyun looked at Zhuang Li again and said, "I don't know how long we will be busy today. You should go home first."

Zhuang Li nodded.

Zhou Jingyun looked at the five guards who stayed behind and said, "Guard the young lady well. There will be many people during the New Year holidays. Don't let strangers get close."

The guards responded yes.

Zhou Jingyun then mounted his horse and left with a servant.

Zhuang Li's gaze fell on the servant and he thought of Jiang Yun whom he saw in Madam Zhuang's dream.

How does he want to deal with Madam Zhuang? Isn't it enough to cut off all contact?

Zhuang Li withdrew his gaze.

"Madam, it's cold, please go in." Doctor Zhang said, "Other government offices are idle during the first month of the year, but the Ministry of Revenue where the prince works is not. We all depend on them for food, clothing and daily necessities."

Zhuang Li took Chunyue in, and the guards dispersed. Two guarded outside the clinic, two guarded in the courtyard, and the last one followed Zhuang Li.

The disciples in the clinic looked at each other and talked in low voices.

"The young mistress of the prince is so grand now, with so many guards. There weren't any when she came here before."

"What do you know? This is called the love between husband and wife. The prince cares for the young lady."

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When Shangguan Yue flew to the roof, she saw the young wife of Dongyang Hou sitting in the workshop and seemed to be in a daze.

Although the face is still blurry in my sight, I always feel that the whole person is covered with a layer of sadness.

Could it be that things are not done?
It’s a pity that he can only sleep and doesn’t know how to help in other ways.

Shangguan Yue didn't hesitate any longer and jumped down from the roof. The guards in the yard were all stunned and no one paid any attention to him.

"Bai Li, how is your situation? Did I help you?" he asked.

Zhuang Li stood up and bowed to him solemnly: "Thank you very much for saving my life, young master."

Shangguan Yue smiled immediately. It seemed that she had not slept in vain last night. "I didn't do anything but slept for a while." At this point, she bowed solemnly. "If you must thank me, then you should thank yourself. You saved me first, so I can help you."

In the sunlight, the young man was wearing a scarlet robe, which was very dazzling.

But his expression was frank and sincere. Zhuang Li suddenly remembered the first time he saw him. The first time should be in Hua Xiaoxian's dream, he was boastful and arrogant.

Come to think of it, whether intentionally or not, he had helped her several times.

Zhuang Li looked at him and smiled: "I originally thought that my luck was very bad, very bad, but things in the world are really good and bad, and I met you, sir."

That time when she explored the palace and encountered the Emperor Bell, it was extremely dangerous. She was just unlucky, but it was also during that dangerous time that she discovered this dreamless land.

Later, I used this opportunity to discover my own abnormalities and was able to distinguish the true from the false in time.

Otherwise, she might not exist anymore.

"You saved me first, and then I could save you."

Although he couldn't see the expression on her face, Shangguan Yue could feel the woman's gratitude and a little sadness.

Being rescued is a blessing and something to be happy about.

But being rescued also means encountering danger, hardship, and pain.

If possible, who would want this good luck and prefer no blessing or misfortune?

Shangguan Yue sighed in her heart and stopped thinking about it. She raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Okay, then I will be your lifesaver, Miss Bai."

Zhuang Li smiled at him and held out his hand: "Please take a seat, benefactor."

Shangguan Yue held back her laughter and sat down. After thinking for a while, she couldn't help but ask, "Was it dangerous last night?"

He didn't understand the struggles in the ghost world. He had read a lot of strange stories in the past few days, but they were all written by humans and didn't seem to be useful.

Zhuang Li looked at the burning incense sticks in front of him.

Is it dangerous? Yes, it is very dangerous. She didn't expect that there was another person hidden inside her.

And this other person was put in there by Mr. Zhuang himself.

For this person, Mr. Zhuang even beat her away——

Mr. Zhuang actually abandoned her.

Thinking of the scene in the dream, Zhuang Li lowered her head, forced back the sour tears, and laughed at herself. Yes, who was she to be worthy of Mr. Zhuang exhausting his energy and even his life for her?

She was just a monster they picked up in the mountains and forests.

Maybe the reason he picked her up was for others.

What I thought was just a chance encounter and careful care turned out to be a deliberate conspiracy with ulterior motives.

Two tears fell on the rough and simple table covered with scratches, splashing water.

"Let me show you this."

Shangguan Yue's voice came.

Zhuang Li raised her head, and through tearful eyes, she saw Shangguan Yue, who was sitting opposite her, take out a lantern from her cloak.

A small crescent lamp.

"I did it." He seemed not to notice the tears in the woman's eyes. He only looked at the crescent lantern in his hand with some reminiscence, "I was born on the 15th day of the lunar month, when the moon was full. My mother said that the moon would wane after it was full, so she gave me the name Yu, so that I would always have something left."

"The sun rises and sets, the moon waxes and wanes, the heaven and earth wax and wane in accordance with the seasons."

"Bai Li, if we have suffered, we will have a good life. If we have a good life, we will inevitably suffer."

"You also said that blessings and misfortunes come with them. The most important thing is that we are still alive. After suffering, we can still wait for the next sweet time."

As he spoke, he handed over the crescent lamp.

"I give it to you. You are holding the crescent lamp now. It seems a pity, but the full moon will come soon."

Zhuang Li reached out and took the crescent lamp, tears dripped from his eyes, and his vision became clear.

Shangguan Yue thought of something and asked again: "Should I burn it and give it to you?"

She is now possessed by the Young Lady of Dongyang Marquis, and this lamp is equivalent to being given to the Young Lady of Dongyang Marquis.

Once she leaves the body of the Young Lady of Dongyang Marquis, it will be impossible to get it.

Should we burn it, like visiting a grave...

Zhuang Li was stunned, then he understood what he meant and laughed while holding the lantern.

I've written half a chapter, so I'll post it (hey, are you not used to 2,000 words now? Hahaha)